Select and organize multiple Playlists

[mrderek]

This is a direct copy of this idea which was originally posted 2 years ago.  I wasn't a user then, and this idea has since been made inactive, so I'm resurrecting it.  Even just a shift-select on the desktop app would help immeasurably.  Here's the original idea:

"I am looking for easy ways to organize my library.

I want to do some housekeeping in my library, but I find the current system of dragging and dropping individual playlists is too time consuming when the number of playlists reach this high.

First of all, there should be a way to select multiple playlists at once and be able to handle multiple playlists the same way as I can handle single playlist (ability to drag and drop, and rightclick w/ a special dropdown menu for multiple selected items).

Ctrl-clicking, shift-clicking and shift+arrowkeys would help greatly.

[Edit] This idea is nearing its 2 year anniversary of no official recognition. Good times! 🙂

As a sidenote my Spotify library now consists of 1296 playlists."

[amellegard]

I think this is a function that should exist in all software where you have multiple rows of information and stuff and became kind of suprised when i saw it did not exist.

[mrderek]

Thanks for your comment amellegard!  I was also surprised to find there wasn't any action from Spotify on the previously posted idea.  Hopefully this time!

[Rapti]

Another nice feature to make "Play", "Choose as current playlist" and "Start Radio" also appear in the drop-down menu when right-clicking multiple playlists.

[mrderek]

Thanks for your reply Rapti! That is a great idea and a good way to get a lot of songs going quickly!

[scottsummerfiel]

A checkbox system would work for this idea too.

[mrderek]

Thanks for your reply scottssummerfiel! Yes checkboxes would work too, but shift select would be slightly quicker : if you had to move 50 playlists, checkbox only system would mean you have to click 50 times. Checkbox AND shift-select would be pure awesome 😃

[scottsummerfiel]

Sorry. I don't know what shift select is or if it is available for android but I will Kudo anything that makes building and maintaining my music library easier.

[mrderek]

Thanks for the support! Sorry I was actually referring to the desktop app, where you click to select one playlist, hold shift and then select another playlist down the page. This would select all playlists in-between, which you can drag and drop to folders etc. Checkboxes would be the only way on mobile, you're right. That would be a great addition! 😃

[black-bamboo]

Dear Spotify support, this idea should not even need any Kudos. It should be standard functionality as it is in any other application. It is like not building a heating in a car because it might not have received enough kudos. So please be a little more realistic about standard features every app has/should have. Thank you for your kind consideration